Category Archives: Theology

If only we could see… Lilias Trotter

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Kerry

Jennifer Trafton, If Only We Could See: Reimagining Creativity, Compassion, and Calling Through the Extraordinary Life of Lilias Trotter (Brentwood, Tennessee: B&H Publishing Group, 2026). I believe 2026 will live in my memory as the year when three books were … Continue reading →

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Three songs of faith and science

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Kerry

So write your code and preach your creed. You’re closer than you might concede. No need to keep the camps in separation. The Word made flesh. The cancer healed. Both hint at something now revealed — a larger truth than … Continue reading →

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Wardrobes and Rings

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

Julia Golding, Malcolm Guite, Simon Horobin, Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2025). (Amazon) Drawing on the work of some of the Inklings’ most well-known members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as … Continue reading →

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No Ordinary People

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

The C. S. Lewis Center of Sterling College (Kansas) is hosting a conference, “No Ordinary People,” March 26-27, 2026. It kicks off with an evening presentation by Dan Hamilton Thursday evening, and features a keynote by Nathan King on Friday … Continue reading →

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The Physics of Grace

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Kerry

Hannah Anderson, “The Physics of Grace (and other such nonsense),” at The Mockingbird conference “Anchored by Grace,” in Charlottesville, VA, Nov. 15, 2025 (watch at Vimeo).

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Four spiritual realities – Incarnation

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Kerry

Four Spiritual Realities pdf The gospel — the mystery of the ages now revealed in Christ — consists of four wondrous realities. “Gospel” literally means “joy news.” These four wondrous realities are joyful “mysteries” in the sense that for each … Continue reading →

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Accordance updates

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Kerry

In Boston this morning, at the 2025 conference of the American Academy of Religion, I met with the friendly people from Accordance. It was great to see Roy Brown again, the inventor of Accordance in the 1990s. I remember when … Continue reading →

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Torrance updates 2025-2026

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Kerry

November 21, 2025, TFT TF annual meeting, Boston, AAR: Annual meeting page Business meeting video Website report Keynotes (with videos) November 12-14, 2025, Torrance Retreat in Killin, Scotland: Retreat page (with audios) My talk: “Theology and science: Christian life as … Continue reading →

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Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Kerry

Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics (CD) is without doubt the most significant work of Christian theology of the 20th century. But at 8 million words and more than 12,000 pages in English translation, it’s a bit hard to wrap one’s head … Continue reading →

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Love Remembers

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Kerry

In this latest episode of his YouTube series, “A Spell in the Library,” Malcolm reads and muses upon “The Healing of Harms,” the final chapter of The Silver Chair. The passage includes a poignant scene where Jill and Eustace find … Continue reading →

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Midweek Manna

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Kerry

I’m grateful to Westminster Presbyterian in Oklahoma City for inviting me to come talk with an adult study class about the Bizzell Bible Collection on Oct 9 and 16 to close out a 6-week series as part of their Midweek … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Confession of Conviction

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Kerry

“And the Church must be forever building,
and always decaying,
and always being restored…” (T. S. Eliot, “Chorus from the Rock”) We give our allegiance to Jesus Christ alone. We will lead with love not fear. We submit to the truth of … Continue reading →

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